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My Second Female Lead by waverina
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Hindi madaling maging anino sa sarili mong buhay. 'Yung pakiramdam na kahit anong galing mo, laging may mas hihigit sa 'yo sa paningin ng iba. Ang hirap lumaban sa isang laban na talo ka na bago pa man magsimula. Pero sa gitna ng mga luha at paghahambing mo sa sarili mo sa bida, matatanto mo rin na hindi mo kailangang manalo sa puso ng iba para masabing sapat ka. Maraming pwedeng mangyari sa gitna ng kuwento, maraming pwedeng magbago sa ihip ng tadhana. In the busy world of movies and fame. Clemencia Charlotte Castillo is an actress who's good at playing second female leads and villains that some fans even dislike her for getting too deep into those roles. She never let negative comments bother her; she was a strong and independent women who depend on no one. Then there was Guivanno Llander Quinoa, a famous photographer who admired her for many years. While everyone else saw Clemencia as a mean person. Guivanno saw someone completely different through his camera lens. In a world that only sees the mask she wears, will Clemencia realize that the only person who truly sees her has been standing behind the lens all along? started: 12-25-25 ‎[UNEDITED]
Swaying Through the Sand (Sun Rays #3) by morgenrain_
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✔ | Sun Rays Series #3 A life you never chose, yet one you're forced to survive. Rhyolite of HUMSS, the class president, the eldest, the one who learned early how to carry a home that was never meant to rest on her shoulders. She raises her siblings without question, even when she herself is running on empty. Hindi niya hinahanap ang presensya ng ina na matagal nang kulang, mas abala siyang punan ang kakulangan ng perang kailangan para mabuhay. Then there's AJ, the HUMSS' class clown. The boy everyone gravitates toward. Athletic, loud, and irritating... at least, to Rhyolite. Or maybe that's just how she chooses to see him. In a world that keeps shifting beneath their feet, they learn to sway just to stay standing... parang buhangin na hindi mo mahawakan nang buo, pero kailangan mong kapitan para hindi ka tuluyang lumubog. But how long can you keep choosing to stay afloat, when the very hands that were supposed to catch you are the ones letting you fall? Because the hardest truth to face is even when you gave everything you had, it isn't still enough. And for two of them who's barely surviving in a life without privilege, the question remains... hanggang saan aabot ang "kaya pa"? Date started: 7/22/24 Date ended: 9/10/25 Disclaimer: story is written in taglish.
One String Apart | Eleftheria #1 by Riveneris_
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For the unlucky ones like Verana Soliz Andrada, the city felt so close yet so far. It is within her reach, but never in her grasp. To her, it's real but remains impossible. She was just a dreamer... taga-tanaw kung gaano kaliwanag ang Maynila. Pero sa isang iglap, natagpuan siya ng liwanag nito. Never in her wildest dreams did she think the world would give her a chance. But that light didn't show her the dirt beneath the surface. Because even in the middle of the darkness, she knew the city wasn't as perfect as she once thought it was. Everyone here is a puppet on strings. Power, connections, and wealth decide their every move. At sa mundong pera ang batayan ng lahat, anong laban niya? She's nameless, a charity case, no one. And just when she thought this part of the world would break her, Elouan Franco stepped into the picture. A man from the opposite side of the world. A name too regal for her lips. Someone so high, so bright, and so far beyond the reach of a girl like her. Pero kahit gaanong atras at takbo ni Vera papalayo, pilit pa rin siyang binabalik ng tadhana sa kanya. And it turns out, she was tied to him by strings not wrought by power, but by something she cannot name. This string kept pulling them together, rearranging every path they chose to cross with each other. Parang pinapaikot at pinaglalaruan. Yet, within the maze of doubt, they found the perfect rhythm, a rhythm the world hastily destroyed. And still, they tried to hold on. But what's the sense of holding on when, from the very beginning, the strings that pulled them closer... were destined to tear them apart?
Never Meant to Fall (Midnight Series #1)  by Sarvanta
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Midnight Series #1 Is being smart a blessing. . . or a curse? Sera's life feels like a game- quiet, calculated, and always a step ahead. Like a chessboard laid out before her, where she moves as the queen and others exist merely as pieces. She's an independent woman. She doesn't need anyone. She knows her boundaries. She knows her worth. Or at least, that's what she believes. Then she meets a man who was the complete opposite of her. A man who doesn't plan ten steps ahead, only the next day. Someone who wakes up just to survive. A pawn, trapped in the same game she thought she had already mastered. She was never meant to fall. Yet somehow... she already does. -Sarvanta